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City signs on to class action suit against…

By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City council voted to join a class action lawsuit against Endo International—a pharmaceutical company that produces opioids—at their Dec. 28 meeting.  The state of Alabama filed a lawsuit against the manufacture over…

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City Council honors former Montevallo firefighter

By Cady Inabinett  The Montevallo City Council opened their Dec. 13 meeting with a proclamation honoring former Montevallo firefighter Matthew Durham.   Durham, who passed away Nov. 18, began working with the Montevallo Fire Department in 2000…

Snack, Toy and Toiletries Drive for Shelby Emergency…

By Samantha Cost  Montevallo’s Outdoor Scholars Program and the Montevallo M.A.D.E. Program have partnered together in the holiday spirit of giving. They are holding a joint snack and toiletry drive for Shelby Emergence Assistance, along with…

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Council passes truck traffic and no-parking ordinances

By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City Council approved two new ordinances at their Nov. 8 meeting. Both were introduced at the group’s prior meeting on Oct. 25.  The first ordinance prohibits through-traffic for trucks on roads within city…

Strand Coffeehouse to bring gourmet coffee to Montevallo

By Raegan Lindsey   Strand Coffeehouse, opening in the former Strand movie theater on Main Street, is set to become Montevallo’s newest business. The owner Sean Eichelberger, is not new to the coffee scene.  Eichelberger spent…